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Millions of insured Americans could lose health insurance coverage if Congress and the new White House administration make good on their threat to repeal the Affordable Care Act. But they aren’t the only victims.

Many hospitals could also close as a result of the legislative action and the loss of government funds and increase in uninsured Americans who need care.

And these potential closures only add to the growing problem of vanishing hospital beds, according to a Bloomberg report. Indeed, more hospitals have shifted their focus from inpatient to outpatient care for financial reasons, acquiring or opening stand-alone facilities, physician practices and retail clinics.

“It’s been a very tough environment for hospitals,” Jason McGorman, a Bloomberg Intelligence analyst, said in the piece. “They have to get into other areas and businesses to free up cash and generate better margins than inpatient care, which has become a slow-growth business.